Thread: New old lathe

Originally Posted by Maca49

Two rules using a lathe
1- don't leave the chuck key in the chuck. EVER
2- take you tie off!
I'd mention long hair..... But that's an age thing

I recal many years ago at homo hill (Westlake boys HS) being a turd former a fella by the name of piglet turned his lathe on in reverse (fortunately I think??) with the chuck key in, sending it out through the top window pane.
Farkn hilarious

Even more to our amusement he was promptly marched out back for 3 licks of the cane for being stupid.

Was a good lesson for the rest of us not to leave the lathe key in the chuck.

Poor old piglet was a bit accident prone, I also recal the same lad at home economics class or sewing as it happened to be on this occasion, sewing up his shoulder bad, ripping along, feeding it in to the machine with the foot up! Chunks chunka chunka three stitches through the hand. Piglet went pale that day.